"You may go home now," Midna tells the guards as they stand there, staring at her in confusion. "Thank you for bringing the Twili here safely. Your work is done now."
The captain hesitates for a moment, looking from the Mirror to Midna to Link, then nods at the other soldiers. They follow him out of the Mirror Chamber, leaving her alone with Link.
He's facing away from her, shoulders tense and fists clenched, staring intently at some point in the distance. Midna bites her lip and looks at the ground, wondering if the right words will ever come. All that comes out is, "Link…"
"I was willing to sacrifice everything," he whispers, his voice hoarse and tight and for the first time since she's known him, Midna thinks Link is going to cry. "Everything. So I didn't have to see you suffer."
"And I did the same thing for you," she says.
"You'll never see it again," Link protests. "Your home, your people…"
"There's nothing for me there, Link. Nothing but the empty throne and the memories." She squeezes her eyes shut as if that will stop the images that fill her head. "It's not as if I won't miss the Twili and the realm where I spent most of my life. But there is more here, in your home, that both of us would miss."
Midna raises her eyes upwards, the last of the sun's light illuminating the sky to the west over Lake Hylia. The golden rays reflect on the blue waves as they lap up against the grass gently. Twilight. The closest she'll ever get to being home.
"When I first came here, I hated the sun," she says softly. "I hated the harsh light and the way it changes everything it touches. But…it changed me too." Midna steps forward and rests her hand on Link's shoulder. "This is where I belong, not in the Twilight Realm. At your side, with Zelda and Illia and all those kids that look up to you. The World of Light is my home."
And then Link's arms are around her, and she relaxes against his familiar body, breathing in the smell of him, and Midna knows she's forgiven. "Love you," he murmurs into her ear.
Midna smiles. "Love you too."